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Eaton man identified in fatal Preble County crash

Eaton man identified in fatal Preble County crash

The man killed in this crash is John M. Crank, 33, of Eaton, said Sgt. Chris Colbert, of the Dayton post of Ohio Highway Patrol. He was pronounced dead at the scene after being ejected from his SUV. The man was not wearing a seat belt.

Colbert said it remains under investigation why the man went off the roadway and then left of center after over-correcting. Weather is not a factor, Colbert said.

UPDATE @ 4:50 p.m. (Dec. 26)

The crash that killed a man who was ejected from an SUV in a three-vehicle crash shut down U.S. 127 in Preble County for more than ﻿four hours today.

The crash was reported around 10:50 a.m., and the road was not reopened until about 3:15 p.m., according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Dayton Post, which is handling the crash.

The victim’s name has not been released.

UPDATE @ 1:50 p.m.A man was ejected from an SUV and killed in a three-vehicle crash today on U.S. 127 in Preble County, according to state troopers.

An SUV and a car were traveling north on U.S. 127 near the Preble County Landfill when the driver of the SUV lost control of their vehicle and went off the right side of the road, investigators said. The driver over-corrected and went left of center, crashing into a semi hauling grain traveling south.